Do you have math homework? Are you in a hurry to finish that assignment of 50 problems? Worry no more, check out this app – PhotoMath. Basically, it simply uses your phone’s camera to look at your math problem and before you know it. BOOM !. Problem solved. It’s a really cool idea – isn't it. However, it shows the potential of smart phone with math homework. Soon, there will be some app (or this one) that can figure out all your homework. Not just math. I, for one, welcome that day. And I am not that good with math anyway so its a win win for me anyday. It makes solving math equations as easy as taking a picture.
When I tested out PhotoMath on an order of operations equation, the app kept on mistaking the “X” variable as the multiplication symbol. The red frame also causes limitations because there may not be enough spacing between two separate math problems in the textbook to capture the equation that you want but you can try to reframe the red rectangle.
Now coming to PhotoMath its a free mobile app that can read and solve mathematical expressions using your smartphone camera in real time. PhotoMath might sound like it help kids cheat, but the app also provides all the steps showing how each of the problems is solved. This step-by-step guide is beneficial to students that do not have access to a tutor and struggle with solving math problems. Parents can also use the PhotoMath app to jog their memory when teaching math to their kids.
“PhotoMath currently supports all basic fractions,arithmetics and decimal numbers, linear equations in fact even several functions like logarithms. The PhotoMath app uses optical character recognition (OCR) technology to read the equation and calculates the answers within seconds. There is a red frame in the PhotoMath app that can be adjusted which you have to use for capturing the equation. PhotoMath’s ability to read math problems has some limitations though one of them is that PhotoMath can only read printed text so your handwritten notes cannot be solved by this app.
When I tested out PhotoMath on an order of operations equation, the app kept on mistaking the “X” variable as the multiplication symbol. The red frame also causes limitations because there may not be enough spacing between two separate math problems in the textbook to capture the equation that you want but you can try to reframe the red rectangle.
Microblink, the London-based app development company behind PhotoMath, is also planning to use the same technology for online banking in the future. Aside from the PhotoMath app, Microblink also works with a number of customers across 30 countries to set up “computer vision technology” for their mobile apps. For example, Microblink integrated its PhotoPay technology to eliminate manual data entry for bill payments with several major European Union banks. Another app that Microblink developed — which is called PDF417 Barcode Scanner — lets users scan 1D barcodes, 2D barcodes and QR codes. The PhotoMath app is available for free on iOS and Windows Phone now , but the Android version will be released next year.
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Source- Forbes.com
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